What'd I Say (album)
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What'd I Say | ||||
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Studio album by Ray Charles | ||||
Released | October 19, 1959 | |||
Recorded | September 11, 1952 - February 18, 1959, New York City | |||
Genre | Rhythm and blues | |||
Length | 30:08 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Ahmet Ertegün, Jerry Wexler | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
What'd I Say is the fifth on the Billboard "Pop Albums" chart in 1962. The release popularized Charles' first top 10 hit, "What'd I Say", and became his first gold record.[2][3]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Ray Charles; except where indicated
- "What'd I Say" Parts 1 & 2
- "Jumpin' in the Mornin'"
- "You Be My Baby" (Charles, Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman)
- "Tell Me How Do You Feel" (Percy Mayfield)
- "What Kind of Man Are You" (duet with Mary Ann Fisher)
- "Rockhouse" Parts 1 & 2
- "Roll with My Baby" (Sam Sweet)
- "Tell All the World About You"
- "My Bonnie"
- "That's Enough"
Personnel
- Ray Charles – keyboards, vocals
- David Newman – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
- Emmett Dennis – baritone saxophone (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
- Bennie Crawford – baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 4)
- Marcus Belgrave – trumpet (tracks 3, 4, 8, 9)
- Lee Harper – trumpet (tracks 3, 8, 9)
- Ricky Harper – trumpet (tracks 5, 10)
- Joe Bridgewater – trumpet (tracks 5, 6, 10)
- John Hunt – trumpet (tracks 4, 6)
- Edgar Willis – bass (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10)
- Roosevelt Sheffield – bass (track 6)
- Richie Goldberg – drums (tracks 3, 8, 9)
- William Peeples – drums (tracks 5, 6, 10)
- Teagle Fleming – drums (track 4)
- Milt Turner – drums (track 1)
- Mary Ann Fisher – vocals (tracks 5, 10)
- The Raelets – vocal group (tracks 3, 5, 8, 9, 10)
- unknown – trumpet, saxophone, bass, drums (tracks 2, 7)[4]
References
- Atlantic Records 8029
- ↑ Allmusic review
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